Monday, December 25, 2006

I'm too lazy & possibly too incompetant to knit myself a sweater like the white one below. However, i've hopefully spun myself a 2 ply yarn from the roving pictured below in the hope that I might find a super sweater knitting do-gooder to knit me a sweater that fits like this sweater - in the United States. I also found a flexible pattern online at http://www.woolworks.org/patterns/raglan.htmlI'd be happy to pay (email me at mayacrafts@gmail.com & we'll talk) or swap yarn from my Etsy shop or do both.Any takers? :)

Thursday, December 21, 2006

Handwoven Scarf from quedicha.etsy.comI have never been so much in love with a piece of handwoven textile! And I weave pretty well myself. Viviana is an artist if there was one! Check her shop out. ALL her work is unique & wonderful.The entire scarf is alive with handmade beauty. The jewels tones in the yarn are just gorgeous.It arrived from Chile in very good condition. It was quite a find & I shall treasure this piece.

Below: Over the Moon bucket hat by TepperWear.etsy.comI knew I had to have it when I saw it. The real hat has the same glow that the image has & it is wonderfully soft. The handspun yarn gives it beautiful character. Eileen has many other beautiful hats in her shop & she was a doll to deal with. A class 1 Etsy seller!!Below: Hand crocheted (handspun) wool & Mohair hat from SnokistFarmGirl.etsy.comKathy is a very talented fiber artist. This hat had eveything in it that would attract a kooky architect. Abstractness, restraint in the use of color, bold motifs & a very beautiful, defined shape. I took it to work & eveyone fell in love with it!